Swine Health Ontario is spearheading the Ontario initiative to improve disease prevention, detection, response, containment and elimination, leading to better decisions and added value at the farm and industry levels.
Iowa Select Farms has announced the appointment of Dr. Tyler Te Grotenhuis as Vice President of Operations, Wean-to-Finish—an important leadership role supporting the continued advancement of the company’s production system. Dr. Te Grotenhuis brings extensive experience across farrow-to-finish operations, swine health management, team leadership, and research and development. Most recently, he served as Director of […]
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It’s been more than five years since Swine Web last connected with Ben Wipf of Milford Colony, and in that time he has become one of the most consistent, practical voices in Montana pork production. As the state evolves — with new builds, remodeling decisions, climate-driven barn designs, and renewed interest among younger producers — […]
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As U.S. producers show growing interest in improving drinking water quality, the Kanters Weaning Protocol offers a practical next step. Recent field results from Independence, Iowa, demonstrate that better water hygiene and targeted supplementation can measurably support animal health and help reduce antibiotic use. This provides producers with a clear, evidence-based opportunity to strengthen weaning […]
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Happy Thanksgiving I love this time of year as it gives me time to reflect on how truly blessed I am. With everything going on around us, sometimes it’s hard to find the time to realize how fortunate we really are. The past few weeks have been crazy. You would think that with harvest behind […]
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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and multiple states are pressing ahead with their antitrust case against Agri Stats, telling a Minnesota federal court that the company has facilitated the exchange of sensitive production and pricing information across the chicken, pork and turkey sectors for decades. In a new filing, government enforcers opposed Agri Stats’ […]
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With breakeven pressures lifted, now is the perfect time to step back from working in your business and focus on working on it—making strategic plans today to future-proof your farm and secure long-term success. As you reflect on the last 20 years in your agricultural business, you saw commodity prices that were high and low, […]
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Abstract Depending on price, people may consider over-formulating soybean meal (SBM) in pig diets beyond essential amino acid requirements. Therefore, our objective was to evaluate high dietary SBM inclusion rates on grow-finish pig performance and carcass parameters. A total of 240 pigs (PIC 337 × Camborough; 22.4 ± 1.21 kg BW) were utilized in a […]
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Moldova’s pork sector is facing one of its most significant challenges in recent years, with African Swine Fever (ASF) wiping out nearly a third of the country’s pig population. According to updated national estimates, Moldova now has roughly 296,000 pigs, down from more than 430,000 before the latest wave of ASF outbreaks. A Rapid Decline […]
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The Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) is urging U.S. pork producers to stay vigilant this holiday season as global disease pressures continue to evolve. In its November eNewsletter, SHIC released the latest domestic and global swine disease monitoring reports — highlighting one development in particular: the first confirmed case of African Swine Fever (ASF) in […]
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Recognition from the National Swine Registry highlights MSU’s leadership in Yorkshire genetics, student training and industry research. Michigan State University’s Swine Teaching and Research Center has been recognized for a third year in a row by the National Swine Registry as the fourth highest Yorkshire recorder in the country, and the highest among all land-grant […]
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